Category: small town

• Difficulties of Building on Bainbridge Aren’t That Complex

  

  A look into what may be the worst op-ed of all time (and that’s saying something)

  cityhikes

  February 13, 2026

  housing, place, renters, Seattle, segregation, small town, transit, urban planning

  affordable housing, bainbridge, bainbridge island, city planning, land use, planning, Seattle, transit, urban planning, urbanism, water

• Public Transit and Rural Places

  

  How American ideas of rural land cripple rural transit, and why we need to fix it

  cityhikes

  February 25, 2025

  europe, intercity bus, small town, society, train, transit, urban planning

  agriculture, history, land use, news, oregon, post bus, public transit, public transportation, railroad, regional planning, rural land, sustainability, switzerland, transit, travel, urbanism

• Ampacking Glacier National Park

  

  Sure, you can take Amtrak to Glacier, but should you? (yes)

  cityhikes

  September 24, 2024

  car culture, outdoors culture, pedestrian access, small town, train, transit, urban planning

  amtrak, car culture, glacier, glacier national park, glacier np, hiking, land use, montana, national parks, railroad, transit, travel, urbanism, walking

• Wisconsin High Speed Rail – Giant Steps

  

  What will it take to bring fast trains back to my home?

  cityhikes

  January 7, 2024

  high speed rail, small town, train, transit, wisconsin

  amtrak, high speed rail, madison, milwaukee, railroad, scott walker, talgo, transit, urbanism, wisconsin, wisconsin high speed rail

• Flagstaff Is Nice, You Might Like It

  

  A reflection on a few days in Northern Arizona

  cityhikes

  December 23, 2023

  highway, small town, stroad, train, urban planning, walk

  arizona, atsf, car culture, flagstaff, grand canyon, land use, railroad, route 66, santa fe railway, urbanism, walking

• On Small Towns and Railroad Mergers

  

  Or how austerity funding for Amtrak has killed the small town

  cityhikes

  July 19, 2023

  highway, small town, train, transit, urban planning

  american history, amtrak, history, railroad, railroad history, railroad merger, small town urbanism, small town usa, urbanism